A hostile drone damaged a Kuwait Oil Company offshore drilling platform in Kuwaiti territorial waters, injuring one worker. Three northern border centres also sustained damage.
DOF has received a four-year AHTS award for Skandi Hera, including ROV services. The $100 million to $200 million contract is expected to begin between late 2026 and early 2027.
Harbour Energy has completed its $163 million acquisition of Waldorf’s UK subsidiaries, adding 20,000 boepd, 35 million boe of 2P reserves and interests in the Catcher and Kraken fields.
Arabian Drilling has received notice to resume three offshore rigs suspended earlier in 2026, with full offshore fleet utilisation expected by year-end.
Halliburton has secured drilling and completions contracts for the GranMorgu deepwater development offshore Suriname, including digital workflows and local infrastructure investment.
Velesto has terminated the proposed sale of the Naga 3 jack-up rig to PT Indonesia Drilling Energy. The rig remains a Velesto asset after the agreement ended on 7 July 2026.
Offshore Norway says the SAFE strike is costing more than NOK 500m per week and disrupting drilling, well operations and production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Wellbore 35/6-7 S is expected to be spudded in August 2026 after Vår Energi received a drilling permit. COSL Prospector will carry out the work in production licence 929.
Noble Viking has secured a six-well offshore drilling contract in Brunei with an estimated value of $136.2 million. The programme is scheduled to begin in early 2028.
